The North Wind is out now – a Dungirri Christmas novella by Bronwyn Parry.

It’s Christmas in the outback town of Dungirri, and Angie Butler has returned to her old home, perhaps for the last time. Her life is elsewhere, and the ties that have for decades bound her family to the struggling town and its old hotel may soon be broken.

But the arrival of two strangers in town – Owen Caldwell and his grandfather – along with the hot, dry north wind herald a time of challenge and unexpected change.

Owen has no idea why his grandfather has quietly insisted on this Christmas visit to Dungirri, a town he’s never been to. But the old doctor has a final quest, and as long-held secrets come to light and Owen and Angie use their skills to assist those in need, they both must decide where they belong, and where their future is.

The North Wind is linked to the other books in Bronwyn Parry’s Dungirri series, but can be read as a stand-alone story. What is a novella, some might ask? It’s a full story in a shorter book – about half the length of a novel. In this case, it’s 39,000 words, or 164 pages.

The North Wind is available as an ebook at all the major ebook sellers.

It is also available in print, and can be ordered directly from Bronwyn Parry’s Buy Books page, or through Booktopia, amazon.com, Book Depository, and other online booksellers. Your local bookshop should also be able to order it in for you – it is listed in the Ingram catalogue.

• ISBN-10: 0994197020
• ISBN-13: 978-0994197023